05-13-2018, 10:37 PM
(05-10-2018, 03:22 AM)Costro77 Wrote: Sometimes its better to live with the fact that you will need low dose benzos (best switching , each situation needs the most suitable benzo) for the rest of life, than suffer or try to stop completly. I think the benzos got more bad reputation than they deserve. And this is fueled by the most famous anti benzo Ashton doctor. I think they are life saving. But be moderate in the dosage. If you dont increase above therapeutic dose, you will be OK. Dont get scared by the anti benzo propaganda and hysteria. Many doctors refuse prescribe them, but i think the stress will do more harm to you than a small dose of benzos.
think you are right, what i find with ashtons manual idea thats its almost 40 50 years old, same old practice keep lowering dosage, its no brainer to figure that one out really, but seems no one is willing to touch this field and any press on benzos is always negative, by design benzos are highly safe as its almost impossible to OD on them, even largest dose will put one down for sleep, but its easily counteracted. Since most cases involve alcohol which is major catalyst and then some A class drugs that usually will do most harm with alcohol, but media likes bashing oh benzos was used , dont see out cry when thousands each day die from alcohol, but once celeb and benzo its epidemic
.Anyway drifted off topic, i find being on long lasting benzos is way to go, i do switch to alps when needed but long term diaz ativan if not mistaken the long lasting ones are way to go.Since found that being on short acting week or two in you spiral out where dosage wears off in few hours, and intake keeps climbing unlike with long lasting ones it usually declines or stabilizes at some point where you feel normal and dont get any side effects, if you miss dose or two.